| Kenichi Matsuoka | |
| Position: | Pitcher / Coach |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | September 13 |
| Debutyear: | 2005 |
| Debutteam: | Yakult Swallows |
| Finaldate: | October 8 |
| Finalyear: | 2018 |
| Finalteam: | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 32-25 |
| Stat2label: | Earned Run Average |
| Stat2value: | 3.78 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 482 |
| Stat4label: | Saves |
| Stat4value: | 4 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach
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is a professional Japanese baseball player and coach. He pitched for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2005 through 2018, and has been a pitching coach for the Swallows since the 2019 season.[1]
Matsuoka played the one season with the Waikiki BeachBoys of the now defunct Hawaii Winter Baseball league, an MLB off-season developmental league that sought to develop Japanese players much like the Arizona Fall League.[2]
Matsuoka was picked up by the Swallows in 2005 as a pre-round draft pick from Kyushu Tokai University.[3]